Related Words for the business end

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abandon
x/x
Verb, Noun
abolish
x/x
Verb
abolition
xx/x
Noun
abort
x/
Verb, Noun
abutment
x/x
Noun
accomplish
x/x
Verb
account
x/
Noun, Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
activities
x/xx
Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjourn
x/
Verb
adjournment
x/x
Noun
administration
xxx/x
Noun
administrative
x/xxx
Adjective
advertising
/xxx
Noun
affair
x/
Noun
affaire
x/
Noun
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
aftermath
/xx
Noun
agency
/xx
Noun
agenda
x/x
Noun
agribusiness
/xxx
Noun
agriculture
/xxx
Noun
aimed
/
Adjective
allow
x/
Verb
alone
x/
Adverb, Adjective
american
x/xx
Name, Adjective
analyses
x/xx
Noun
another
x/x
Noun
area
/xx
Noun
arrest
x/
Noun, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
attached
x/
Adjective
avocation
xx/x
Noun
ax
/
Noun, Verb
axe
/
Noun, Verb
axial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backend
x/
Noun
bag
/
Noun, Verb
bank
/
Noun, Verb
bankruptcy
/xx
Noun
bargain
/x
Noun, Verb
based
/
Verb, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
battalion
x/x
Noun, Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
behalf
x/
Noun
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter end
/x/
Phrase, Noun
biz
/
Noun
blip
/
Noun, Verb
bony
/x
Adjective, Noun
bottom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
boundary
/xx
Noun
bourne
/
Name
bout
/
Noun, Verb
boutique
x/
Noun
box
/
Noun, Verb
brand
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
break off
//
Phrase, Verb
break up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
bring
/
Verb
brokerage
/xx
Noun
building
/x
Noun
bulge
/
Noun, Verb
buoys
/x
Noun, Verb
businesses
/xx
Noun
businesslike
/xx
Adjective
businessman
/xx
Noun
businesspeople
/x/x
Noun
butchering
/xx
Noun
butchery
/xx
Noun
butt
/
Noun, Verb
calculation
xx/x
Noun
calling
/x
Noun
camp
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
capital
/xx
Noun, Adjective
card
/
Noun, Verb
career
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
carrier
/xx
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catering
/xx
Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
ceased
/
Verb
centred
/x
Adjective
cessation
x/x
Noun
chain
/
Noun, Verb
chunk
/
Noun, Verb
client
/x
Noun
clientele
xx/
Noun
climax
/x
Noun, Verb
close out
//
Phrase, Verb
closed
/
Adjective
closeout
/x
Noun
closure
/x
Noun
cloture
/x
Noun, Verb
clump
/
Noun, Verb
coda
/x
Noun
come out
//
Phrase, Verb
comer
/x
Noun
commence
x/
Verb
commencement
x/x
Noun
commerce
/x
Noun, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commercialization
xxxx/x
Noun
companies
/xx
Noun
completed
x/x
Adjective
completion
x/x
Noun
compliant
x/x
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
concluded
x/x
Adjective
conclusion
x/x
Noun
conglomerate
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
connection
x/x
Noun
connoisseur
xx/
Noun
construction
x/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contract
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
contractor
/xx
Noun
cooperative
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
corner
/x
Noun, Verb
corporate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
corporation
xx/x
Noun
cots
/
Noun, Adjective
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
craft
/
Noun, Verb
cranial
/x
Adjective
crumpled
/x
Adjective
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
culmination
xx/x
Noun
curb
/
Noun, Verb
customers
/xx
Noun
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
date
/
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
deadlock
/x
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
dealers
/x
Noun
dealership
/xx
Noun
death
/
Noun
debates
x/
Noun
debt
/
Noun
decentralized
x/xx
Adjective
decide
x/
Verb
decommissioning
xx/xx
Noun
definitive
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
defuse
x/
Verb
delete
x/
Verb, Noun
deletion
x/x
Noun
demise
x/
Noun, Verb
design
x/
Noun, Verb
desist
x/
Verb
destination
xx/x
Noun
destruction
x/x
Noun
developer
x/xx
Noun
development
x/xx
Noun
die hard
//
Phrase, Verb
direction
x/x
Noun
disappear
xx/
Verb
disappearance
xx/x
Noun
discontinuance
xx/xx
Noun
discontinuation
xxxx/x
Noun
discussion
x/x
Noun
dispel
x/
Verb, Noun
dissolve
x/
Verb, Noun
doom
/
Noun, Verb
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
downstream
//
Adverb, Adjective, Verb
duan
/
Name
dying
/x
Adjective, Noun
economic
xx/x
Adjective
economy
x/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
edge
/
Noun, Verb
effect
x/
Noun, Verb
effort
/x
Noun, Verb
elapse
x/
Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
elimination
xxx/x
Noun
empire
/xx
Noun, Adjective
employer
x/x
Noun
employment
x/x
Noun
enable
x/x
Verb
end up
//
Phrase, Verb
endeavor
x/x
Noun, Verb
endeavour
x/x
Noun, Verb
ended
/x
Adjective
endgame
/x
Noun, Adjective
endpoint
/x
Noun, Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
ent
/
Noun, Verb
enterprise
/xx
Noun, Verb
entity
/xx
Noun
entrance
/x
Noun, Verb
entrepreneur
xxx/
Noun
epilogue
/xx
Noun, Verb
eradicate
x/xx
Verb
establishment
x/xx
Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
eventual
x/xx
Adjective
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
expiration
xx/x
Noun
expired
x/
Adjective
expiry
x/x
Noun
exploitation
xx/x
Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
extent
x/
Noun, Adjective
extinguish
x/x
Verb
extreme
x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
extremity
x/xx
Noun
facility
x/xx
Noun
fact
/
Noun
family
/xx
Noun, Adjective
far
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
farm
/
Noun, Verb
fee
/
Noun, Verb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fence
/
Noun, Verb
fetch up
//
Phrase, Verb
field
/
Noun, Verb
fin
/
Noun, Verb
final
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
finality
x/xx
Noun
finalized
/xx
Verb
finance
x/
Noun, Verb
financial
x/x
Adjective
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
finesse
x/
Noun, Verb
finis
/x
Noun
finished
/x
Adjective
finite
/x
Adjective, Noun
firm
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fishing
/x
Noun
floor
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
fork
/
Noun, Verb
franchise
/x
Noun, Verb
front
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
function
/x
Noun, Verb
functional
/xx
Adjective, Noun
fund
/
Noun, Verb
gala
/x
Noun, Adjective
gale
/
Noun, Verb
game
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gestion
/x
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
goal
/
Noun, Verb
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
halt
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hand
/
Noun, Verb
happen
/x
Verb, Adverb
help
/
Verb, Noun
hindquarters
/xx
Noun
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
house
/
Noun, Verb
hunk
/
Noun
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
implementing
/xxx
Verb, Noun
industrial
x/xx
Adjective, Name
industries
/xx
Noun
initiated
x/xxx
Verb
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
institution
xx/x
Noun
integrated
/xxx
Adjective
intended
x/x
Adjective, Noun
intent
x/
Noun, Adjective
intention
x/x
Noun, Verb
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interim
/xx
Adjective, Noun
internet
/xx
Noun, Verb
interrupt
xx/
Verb, Noun
investment
x/x
Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
it
/
Noun, Adjective
job
/
Noun, Verb
judgment
/x
Noun
kickoff
/x
Noun
kill
/
Verb, Noun
know
/
Verb, Noun
labor
/x
Noun, Verb
labour
/x
Noun, Verb
land
/
Noun, Verb
land up
//
Phrase, Verb
lapse
/
Noun, Verb
last
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
latch
/
Noun, Verb
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
law
/
Noun, Verb
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
lead off
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lift
/
Verb, Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
line of work
///
Phrase, Noun
lob
/
Noun, Verb
lock
/
Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lug
/
Noun, Verb
magnetic pole
x/x/
Phrase, Noun
major
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
maker
/x
Noun
mall
/
Noun, Verb
man
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
management
/xx
Noun
managing
/xx
Noun
manufacture
xx/x
Noun, Verb
manufacturer
xx/xx
Noun
margin
/x
Noun, Verb
market
/x
Noun, Verb
marketplace
/xx
Noun
math
/
Noun, Verb
matter
/x
Noun, Verb
maturity
x/xx
Noun
meaning
/x
Noun, Adjective
medium
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
meeting
/x
Noun
mercantile
/xx
Adjective
merchant
/x
Noun, Verb
meta
/x
Noun, Adjective
middle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mission
/x
Noun, Verb
money
/x
Noun, Adjective
month
/
Noun
multimedia
xx/xx
Noun, Adjective
nail down
//
Phrase, Verb
ness
/
Noun
new
/
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
nursery
/xx
Noun
object
/x
Noun, Verb
objective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
occasions
x/x
Noun
occupation
xx/x
Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
office
/x
Noun, Verb
offset
x/
Verb, Noun, Adverb, Adjective
onion
/x
Noun
opening
/xx
Noun, Adjective
operate
/xx
Verb
operation
xx/x
Noun
operational
xx/xx
Adjective
operative
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
operator
/xxx
Noun
optic
/x
Adjective, Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
organisation
xxx/x
Noun
organization
xxx/x
Noun
organizational
xxx/xx
Adjective
orientated
/xxxx
Adjective
outcome
/x
Noun
outfit
/x
Noun, Verb
outset
/x
Noun, Verb
over
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
overcome
/xx
Verb, Noun
part
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
participation
xxx/x
Noun
partner
/x
Noun, Verb
partnership
/xx
Noun
pass away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
patronage
/xx
Noun, Verb
payday
/x
Noun
peach
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
performance
x/x
Noun
period
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
perspective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
phone
/
Noun, Verb
photography
x/xx
Noun
piece
/
Noun, Verb
pleasure
/x
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
pole
/
Noun, Verb
portfolio
x/xx
Noun
portion
/x
Noun, Verb
potency
/xx
Noun
practice
/x
Noun, Verb
practise
/x
Verb, Noun
practitioners
x/xx
Noun
presence
/x
Noun, Verb
presentation
xx/x
Noun
printing
/x
Noun, Verb
private
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
privy
/x
Name, Adjective
problem
/x
Noun, Adjective
proceedings
x/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
processor
/xx
Noun
profession
x/x
Noun
professional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
profitability
xxx/xx
Noun
programme
/x
Noun, Verb
progress
/x
Noun, Verb
project
/x
Noun, Verb
prong
/
Noun, Verb
prospect
/x
Noun, Verb
provide
x/
Verb
providers
x/x
Verb
prudent
/x
Adjective
publication
xx/x
Noun
publicizing
/xxx
Noun
publishing
/xx
Noun
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
pursuit
x/
Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
quash
/
Verb
quell
/
Verb, Noun
question
/x
Noun, Verb
quit
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
racket
/x
Noun, Verb
raise
/
Verb, Noun
range
/
Noun, Verb
reach
/
Verb, Noun
realization
/x/x
Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Verb
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
recess
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
reliant
x/x
Adjective
remainder
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
remnant
/x
Noun, Adjective
remote
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
removal
x/x
Noun
remove
x/
Verb, Noun
resolve
x/
Verb, Noun
respect
x/
Noun, Verb
rest
/
Noun, Verb
result
x/
Noun, Verb
retail
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
reverse
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
revolving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
run
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
run short
//
Phrase, Verb
sake
/
Noun
sale
/
Noun
scan
/
Noun, Verb
school
/
Noun, Verb
scrap
/
Noun, Verb
seal
/
Noun, Verb
search
/
Noun, Verb
sector
/x
Noun
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
separation
xx/x
Noun
service
/x
Noun, Verb
set about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
set out
//
Phrase, Verb
settle
/x
Verb, Noun
shang
/
Name
shipping
/x
Noun
shop
/
Noun, Verb
shrewd
/
Adjective
shut
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
shutdown
/x
Noun
shutter
/x
Noun, Verb
side
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
site
/
Noun, Verb
skilful
/x
Adjective
sliver
/x
Noun, Verb
slope
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
slot
/
Noun, Verb
smell
/
Noun, Verb
snip
/
Noun, Verb
societies
x/xx
Noun
sole
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
solution
x/x
Noun, Verb
specialty
/xx
Noun
spirit
/x
Noun, Verb
sport
/
Noun, Verb
spur
/
Noun, Verb
stamp out
//
Phrase, Verb
standalone
/x/
Noun, Adjective
start
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
start out
//
Phrase, Verb
stem
/
Noun, Verb
stoppage
/x
Noun
stopped
/
Adjective
storage
/x
Noun, Verb
store
/
Noun, Verb
story
/x
Noun, Verb
strategic
x/x
Adjective
stretch
/
Noun, Verb
study
/x
Noun, Verb
stuff
/
Noun, Verb
subject
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
submission
x/x
Noun
suit
/
Noun, Verb
sunset
/x
Noun, Verb
supporting
x/x
Adjective, Noun
suppress
x/
Verb
suppression
x/x
Noun
suspend
x/
Verb
suspension
x/x
Noun
tail
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tail end
//
Phrase, Noun
taken
/x
Adjective
target
/x
Noun, Verb
task
/
Noun, Verb
term
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
terminal
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
terminated
/xxx
Adjective
termination
xx/x
Noun
terminus
/xx
Noun
terminus ad quem
/xxxx
Phrase, Noun
thin
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
time
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
title
/x
Noun, Verb
touring
/x
Noun, Adjective
tourism
/xx
Noun
trade
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trader
/x
Noun
trafficking
/xx
Noun
trailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
transaction
x/x
Noun
transport
x/
Noun, Verb
transportation
xx/x
Noun
travaux
x/
Name, Adjective
trick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
trip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
turn
/
Verb, Noun
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
turnover
/xx
Noun, Adjective
ultimate
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
undertaken
/xxx
Verb
undoing
x/x
Noun
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
use
/
Noun, Verb
utilities
x/xx
Verb
vanish
/x
Verb, Noun
vein
/
Noun, Verb
venture
/x
Noun, Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
vocation
x/x
Noun
vocational
x/xx
Adjective
way
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
weekend
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
why
/
Adverb, Noun, Verb
wind up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
windup
/x
Adjective, Noun
wing
/
Noun, Verb
wiser
/x
Noun
witty
/x
Adjective, Noun
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
workers
/x
Noun
workplace
/x
Noun
worries
/x
Noun, Verb
year
/
Noun
yip
/
Noun, Verb